The Bizarre Enhancement Claims Rocking Ski Jumping (nytimes.com)
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- News link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/02/06/1534230/the-bizarre-enhancement-claims-rocking-ski-jumping
- Source link: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7024688/2026/02/05/ski-jump-penis-enhancement-wada/?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
A study published last October in the scientific journal Frontiers found that a 2cm suit change translated to an extra 5.8 metres in jump distance. No specific athletes have been accused. The World Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday it would investigate if presented with evidence, noting its powers extend to banning practices that violate the "spirit of sport." The claims arrive as ski jumping already faces scrutiny -- two Norwegian coaches and an equipment manager received 18-month bans in January for illegally manipulating suit stitching.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7024688/2026/02/05/ski-jump-penis-enhancement-wada/
Come on. (Score:5, Funny)
Come on now. Who amongst us can honestly say they haven't injected acid into their penis for performance gains ?
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Hello ?
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Just me ?
Re: Come on. (Score:2)
For performance gains?
No. Never for that.
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My body, my choice.
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"I'll give you my hypodermic syringe full of acid when you pry it from my cold, dead cock."
This is the sign (Score:2)
That we've reached peak peak.
To quote George Takei (Score:3)
Oh my!
Check out (Score:2)
DEEZ COLD NUTZ
do they piss green? and what does the drug test sh (Score:2)
do they piss green? and what does the drug test show?
I'll laugh (Score:2)
When the entire thing turns out to be 'shrinkage'
i bet they are at a nice comfortable room temperature when scanned, and things get a little smaller when they are outdoors in winter flying thru the air..
Obviously (Score:4, Insightful)
The answer to all these uniform issues is just have the Olympics return to form.
Have everyone compete nude.
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I think the source is a tabloid newspaper, not known for being accurate, and sorry to ruin the fun but it doesn't quite add up. If a looser fitting outfit was an advantage, people would just buy a looser fitting outfit. Also, stuff being loose and flapping about doesn't tend to improve aerodynamics or flight capability, quite the opposite in fact.
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I wonder if there's a translation issue, because more-inside ought to translate to a tighter suit, not a looser suit. Perhaps they mean doing this enlarges the suit?
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> I wonder if there's a translation issue,
No. The article is correct. Imagine if competitors could wear anything -- they would wear something like a wingsuit.
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Then as AmiMojo says, why don't they?
And again, more inside = tighter. Nothing about this adds up.
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> Then as AmiMojo says, why don't they?
Because the rules don't allow it. They specify that the suits must be tight against the skin, or something like that. Temporarily enlarging a body part is a workaround of the roles.
Re: Obviously (Score:3)
I will start out my comment stating that I do not know the suit regulations for ski jump.
From what I have read, each athlete must go through a scanning process that proves allowable dimensions for their custom fit suit. In ski jumping, the goal is to maximize your surface area for the best glide. Having a larger suit could help with that.
If I could temporarily make my body larger to allow for more material in the suit, it's possible that could provide an advantage one the body returned to normal size
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Maybe, but could that really make any measurable difference to flight performance? If anything you would think that the protrusion would compromise the aero, not enhance it. Planes are smooth for a reason - they have been trying to reduce the bumps from bolts and riveting for over a century now, to the point where modern aircraft are made of layers of carbon fibre and adhesive.
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> ought to translate to a tighter suit,
I suspect that measurements are made in an "inflated" state, which is only temporary. Then, after the application of what seem to be rather stringent rules[1], the suits are looser when actually worn. Worn in cold weather, I might add, with its concomitant shrinkage effects. A certain amount of material is allocated, based on body size. But that can be redistributed to a certain extent.
[1] Undoubtedly an attempt to prevent some form of [1]wingsuit [wikipedia.org] uniforms.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingsuit_flying
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> If a looser fitting outfit was an advantage, people would just buy a looser fitting outfit.
>> The rules prohibit loose fitting outfits. If they allowed them, all the competitors would wear wingsuits.
>> More surface area means more lift and longer "jumps".
Re: Obviously (Score:3)
They can't just buy a looser fitting outfit, the outfits are regulated by the Olympic comittee. And according to the scientific study mentioned in the summary (you did read that, right?) the more fabric in the suit, the farther jumpers go. So, anything that adds material to the suit could (theoretically) provide an advantage. Are they actually doing this? Maybe. Olympic level athletes have been known to do some pretty insane things for even the tiniest advantage. I have no doubt some would try this if it pr
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If it's as simple as the amount of material affects performance, then it seems logical that they should specify standard sizes and either everyone uses the same (with padding) or they have divisions and a few fixed sizes.
A lot of sports have similar problems now. The margins are so small at the top levels, it becomes extremely difficult to make them fair. Like the amount of effort they put into making sure the sound from the starting gun in a sprint reaches the ears of every competitor at the same time.
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It's not about it being a looser fit, but just being a bit larger and thus generating more lift. I think the Guardian picked up more details, although still somewhat brief: [1]https://www.theguardian.com/sp... [theguardian.com]
As for looseness - who said anything about that? A batwing suit is pretty loose until it's put in to action, why would this be any different?
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/05/penis-injection-doping-claims-in-winter-olympics-ski-jumping-investigated-by-wada
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Oh dear god. Now I am visualizing competitors finding ways to make their skin floppy in places so it parachutes out like a flying squirrel. Are you happy now?
Much better for summer olympics! (Score:2)
Watching a bunch of white men naked in the snow would be depressing, to say the least (shrinkage).
Only one solution. (Score:3)
Nude Ski Jumping !
Wrong career (Score:2)
I would have been great in ski jumping.
Article on the broader issue (Score:2)
[1]https://www.nytimes.com/athlet... [nytimes.com]
"professional" and "amateur" sports are just stupid.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6961222/2026/01/20/olympics-norway-ski-jumping-scandal-suspensions/
Do they check ? (Score:2)
Rather than injecting chemicals into your dick, which sounds a bit extreme, couldn't they just do a "Spinal Tap" and shove a foil-wrapped pickle down there?
Do Olympic officials actually inspect your junk before/after ski jumps ?
Surprised Amazon isn't... (Score:2)
...sold out of Hyaluronic Acid. Recommended dose? Asking for a friend.
"would yield looser-fitting suits" (Score:3)
Uhuh. That's what I'd say too.